Dahila's door

I've just seen the door of the house that my character lives in. Inspiration for a short story in one second flat!

Competition success!

Imagine There's a Future - I did!

Collected my 2nd prize!

Went to Exeter Uni to collect my prize money for my short story. Very chuffed!

Two chapters to go

Hey! So close to end of my novel Plague Child. Two chapters to go and effectively it's written. Some editing, yes, but the story is there.

Mslexia or Kindle?

Arggh! Decided not to enter the Mslexia competition at a hefty £25 entry fee. The judges, including Sarah Waters and Jenni Murray are not going to go for near future sci-fi. So I'll put the money towards a Kindle.

Richard Dawkins

RD gave a talk on his new book, The Magic of Reality last night. Well attended and informative from a man I've much admired for his crusade against creationism. Coming from a long line of unquestioning and frankly not too bright religious people, who are unable to grasp the concept of logic, let alone apply it, I look to the likes of RD and breath a sigh of relief that the truth really is out there.

A trip away?

Waiting to hear if Scotland is going to come off. It's going to be so much harder to focus on the novel without that isolation and peace. Clearing the decks will help, but I've got to find the motivation somewhere.